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HeatherPayne · 2025-03-10

HI Is there a way to enroll a user in multiple courses in bulk? I have to assign advisors to courses and one advisor has 15 courses so wondering if there is a better way to do this than individually enrolling her in each course. Thank you!

LRodriguez32 · 2025-03-10

Hello, Multiple students have reported issues when trying to access an assignment. This assignment is an MS 365 Cloud Assignment. The error message: "An error occurred, please try again." Click "Load" to load your Cloud Assignment". The students are...

VimbaMazibuko · 2025-03-10

Greetings, where do i find Turnitin?

PaulaFarmer970 · 2025-03-10

I have a student who has to be reactivated in a class daily. What do I need to do to fix this to ensure he remains active?

mich11112 · 2025-03-10

I am a TA for a course. When I click to a new page in the course, it always says I'm logged into student view at the bottom in a pink banner. I have to click every time to exit student view. How do I default to TA/instructor view?

RachelDotson · 2025-03-09

I was recording screen capture videos on SpeedGrader so I could read student submissions aloud and provide detailed feedback on their individual pieces. I've done this before, and had done about 20 today without incident. On my penultimate submission...

nwssu · 2025-03-09

I am a student, I opened my account to pass my assignment but when I go to my subjects there is already submitted and it's appeared my classmate name, even though she didn't know my account. Also my classmates can see my assignments

WilliamSmallwoo · 2025-03-09

I am in a college course and I created an e-Learning module in Canvas for an assignment. I am required to share my e-Learning Module via a link to be graded. Can someone explain to me how I can export my module as a shareable link? Thanks

SonyaWilliams1 · 2025-03-09

The practice quizzes in Canvas are not loading properly. What do I do?

LauraPitts · 2025-03-08

I can not see this course is Canvas nor its assignments. Anyone else having this issue?

GraceStinson · 2025-03-08

Each time I enter information in the Comments Section of an assignment, the screen is either shaking up and down or flickers. This happens in both Canvas environments of the Colleges I serve. It is very hard on the eyes and makes me dizzy. It also...

BenediktMoore · 2025-03-08

i am trying to build a todo list app for personal use. however it returns assignments that i've already submitted and i can't find how i need to filter them import requests from datetime import datetime, timedelta # Use a pipeline as a high-level he...

JimPorto · 2025-03-08

Alpha and beta are sections in my canvas course and I would like this to be real-time, so as graded discussions are posted by alpha, beta can review them without assigning a grade to beta. Can this be done?

RobinBell · 2025-03-08

I NEED ASSISTANCE IN CONTACTING THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE TRINITY LAW SCHOOL IN THAT I HAD AN UNFORESEEN ILLNESS ONSET AND WAS LATE IN TURNING IN AN ASSIGNMENT.Outlined in the [Spring 2025 MLS 541 8915 Torts Class Syllabus Last Updated March 4, 2025]. I...

YassinElhassan · 2025-03-07

The assignments deployed in the gradebook from Connect are not organized according to their respective groups. How can I rearrange them according to their respective groups?

EganGranholm · 2025-03-07

Where will I find the response to the IT ticket that I have submitted through the report a problem tab? Will it come through as a notification or will it come to my inbox? Or something else?

JohnnyCampbell · 2025-03-07

Hello! About 4 weeks ago, I turned off the setting that automatically gives students a grade of "0" on assignments that they have not yet submitted and are not yet due, but Canvas is still automatically applying the "0" grade to some students. The re...

MartinHerbener · 2025-03-07

Hi, Can I as a Canvas admin see whether a given Person's login account is based on Canvas native authentication, versus MS Entra, Google, or some other SSO/SAML source/IDP? Just browsing around in the Persons page I am not seeing anything obvious......

TJTabernik · 2025-03-07

After the assignments have been submitted and the Download Submissions button is selected, the zip file that is downloaded marks the Last Modified date of all the files as the GMT time the Zip file was created rather than the time the submissions wer...

LeslieHardman · 2025-03-07

when i create a multiple answer question for 6 points with 3 correct answers and 3 incorrect answers- will the the points be awarded 2 for each correct answer?

LeslieHardman · 2025-03-07

when i create a multiple answer question for 6 points with 3 correct answers and 3 incorrect answers- will the the points be awarded 2 for each correct answer?

DeloraIdehenre · 2025-03-07

We have set up a Mastery Path for students. The pre-test is marked as required to submit, but if they score 90%, they may move on the the next module. The modules are each setup so that the module before is a prerequisite. The path we created is set ...

DanielBarwick · 2025-03-07

I'd like to be able to review student discussion work for possible AI use. However, most student discussion posts are too short to be reviewed accurately. Is there a way in Canvas to see all of a student's posts from a course on one page, so that it ...

LindaFlores49 · 2025-03-07

I'm old & new at this technology. How do I logg into an upcoming success coach meeting?

CindyatFine · 2025-03-07

I am an administrator, and we are converting from another testing platform to Canvas. We have been using Canvas for course work for several years now. The platform we use DOES NOT have a way to export our questions. We are therefore planning to co...

BStutzman · 2025-03-07

Assignments are showing up green in the gradebook, but they are the original submission, not a resubmission. Does anyone have a solution for this?

MartinHerbener · 2025-03-07

Hi, My reading of the SSO integration guides for Microsoft is that they assume integration with Microsoft education/business/organization accounts. Has anyone successfully set up Canvas SSO with Microsoft Consumer/MSA accounts, allowing users to "br...

monicahuffman · 2025-03-06

An instructor would like to grant a student additional time to finish a quiz, but the quiz has already closed and the results submitted to the Gradebook. We can grant the student an additional attempt via "Moderate this Quiz" and assign them another ...

LISADARLING · 2025-03-06

I'm an art teacher and my students submit photos of their artwork for their assignments. In the last couple of weeks, when I view their image, it is so large that I can only see about 20% of it, and I can't zoom out. I can move the image around to se...

kewing · 2025-03-06

I've seen that using Canvas Commons as a template enables one to make a change in Commons and push it to a live course. Is it possible to do this any other way besides using Commons?

sgergely · 2025-03-12

We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 1.4.0, which significantly boosts efficiency and ease of use by introducing multi-table operations. This release addresses a major customer pain point by allowing operations on all or selected tables w...

BalazsSerenyi · 2025-03-04

This quarter, we’ve made exciting enhancements to New Quizzes, from improved accessibility to expanded functionality. But the highlight? Our brand-new Student Analysis Report—a game-changer for data-driven teaching! This powerful tool gives instructo...

AkosFarago · 2025-02-27

We’re launching another round of invitations to the closed beta group to gather feedback around automated captioning, rolling transcript, private student notes and a lot more—complete the form by March 5th!

SamGarza1 · 2025-02-24

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent survey about Discussion Checkpoints! Your feedback is invaluable, and we're excited to share how it's shaping this feature. Based on your input, we're making some key improvements that will ...

teryn_odom · 2025-02-11

Tl;dr: Impact Admins now have granular adoption data on NQ and the ability to strategically place messaging inside of New Quizzes to support migration and deepen adoption!

TamasBalogh · 2025-01-30

We would like to gather your feedback on the Discussion Summary feature, which has been available as a feature preview since July 2024. This initial period has allowed some of you to experience and utilize the feature, and we've received valuable inp...

sgergely · 2025-01-28

We’re excited to announce updates to a new table in the Canvas namespace that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting February 10th. These changes enrich the dataset with additional context and expand the range of supported use c...

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-22

This morning, we gathered our product team to discuss your feedback on the recent Speedgrader changes that apply to all Discussions in the Discussion Checkpoints feature. We heard you loud and clear – the update disrupted your grading workflow, espec...

ArohiDesai · 2025-01-16

We’re working hard to release the modernized SpeedGrader as soon as possible, with a target of Q1 2025. While we are striving to meet this timeline, we are committed to delivering the release no later than early Q2 2025.

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-16

We're diving deep into the world of Peer Review within Canvas and we need your help!

sgergely · 2025-01-10

We’re releasing DAP CLI version 1.3.1 today to address an issue that affected PostgreSQL users following our recent DAP Query API update. Yesterday, we introduced multiple new enum values across several tables in the DAP Query API, which unfortunatel...

TamasBalogh · 2024-12-18

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we want to share an update on the highly anticipated AI-powered Discussions and Inbox Translations. As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable features, we will continue ...

ArohiDesai · 2024-12-17

We’re excited to announce new features in the Canvas LMS January Release. With the updates to the 2024 release schedule, we remain focused on ensuring that you are fully informed and equipped with the tools you need to succeed and support learners at...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-17

New Quizzes can now be shared to Commons. Save time, collaborate effortlessly, and discover or share assessments internally and externally.

sgergely · 2024-12-16

We’re excited to announce updates to multiple tables and columns in the Canvas namespace with new enumerated values (enums) that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting January 9th. These changes enrich the dataset with additiona...

NinaOng · 2024-12-12

As we near the end of 2024 and look back upon the year… I’d like to share a deeper dive about our discovery process, how the R&D team creates new feature solutions.

ZoeLubitz1 · 2024-12-11

Block Editor will be available in Open Beta on December 16, 2024.

JuditTarnoy · 2024-12-10

Simplifying Learning: Improved Support for New Quizzes TLDR: Quizzes are key to learning, and we’ve made them easier to access and navigate in the Canvas Mobile apps. With improved support for New Quizzes, both learners and instructors can now enjoy ...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-06

Hello, New Quizzes users! We're excited to share some recent improvements, inspired directly by you - our Canvas users! Many of these new features are ready to enjoy now, while some are planned for early 2025. Today's highlights focus on "delighter...

sgergely · 2024-11-29

We are excited to announce the release of DAP CLI & Lib 1.3.0, bringing new features, enhanced functionality, and critical updates based on your feedback. This update reinforces our commitment to improving developer tools and addressing the needs of ...

sgergely · 2024-11-25

Three new columns to be added to the assignments table: parent_assignment_id, type, has_sub_assignments. These changes will go live on December 9th, 2024.

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-25

We’re excited to introduce a new feature we're working on called Differentiation Tags, and we’d love your input to make it the best it can be!

ruthfoulkrod · 2024-11-21

What's next for Ideas and Themes

AlexisNast · 2024-11-20

We're excited to announce the Canvas Apps page will be going live to open beta on December 16th! This new feature is designed to streamline app integration and management for Canvas root admins. While still in development, this initial release, which...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-15

The release date for the Discussion Checkpoints feature has been adjusted. Originally planned for November 16, the new release date for production is January 18, 2025. In the meantime, Discussion Checkpoints will still be accessible in the beta envir...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-04

We’re making an important change to the rollout of Discussion Checkpoints based on your feedback. Instead of enabling Checkpoints as a default feature that is on for all users on November 16th, we will now release it as a Feature Option.

sgergely · 2024-11-04

Get ready to shape the future of Instructure’s data capabilities! We’re running an Instructure Data Questionnaire to gather your valuable insights for our 2025 roadmap, focusing on cloud adoption and analytics trends. Your feedback will guide our fea...

TamasBalogh · 2024-10-25

I’m excited to extend the End of Quarter Update practice - which might be familiar from New Quizzes Updates - to Discussions, ensuring you’re informed about recent improvements in the last 3 months and our upcoming objectives for the upcoming quarter...

SamGarza1 · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share an update on the progress of Discussion Checkpoints! Before moving the feature into our beta environment, we had the privilege of working with four institutions that tested the functionality.

RaviKoll · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share that SpeedGrader is getting a significant upgrade! These changes are designed to make your grading process even smoother, faster, and more reliable.

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